British Ceramics Biennial returns to Stoke-on-Trent in September 2025

The next edition of the British Ceramics Biennial will run from 6 September to 19 October 2025, bringing together a dynamic programme of free exhibitions, screenings, talks and events that shine a light on Stoke-on-Trent’s industrial heritage and creative edge.

Hot on the heels of Stoke-on-Trent being named a World Craft City, and in the year that the city celebrates its centenary, the 2025 Biennial will spotlight leading contemporary ceramic artists and introduce work by fresh new talent, animating historic buildings and unexpected places with clay.

As well as staging the single largest ceramics event in the UK, British Ceramics Biennial runs an engaging year-round programme of artists’ commissions, learning and community projects in Stoke-on-Trent, with a vision of making change through clay. This feeds into the Biennial programme.

The 2025 British Ceramics Biennial programme will be presented in a range of spaces that draw on Stoke-on-Trent’s rich industrial past. Venue and programme details will be announced in spring 2025.